How Tiama Hanson-Drury Leads Product, Tech, and AI Through Change Part-1
January 20, 2026
In this episode of Signal to Noise, Glenn Murphy sits down with Tiama Hanson-Drury, award-winning Chief Product and Technology Officer at Opus 2, to explore what it really takes to lead product and technology through moments of disruption. Drawing on her experience scaling businesses across legacy industries, Tiama shares how she tunes out AI hype, builds high-trust teams, and focuses relentlessly on competitive advantage. From rejecting traditional leadership advice to redefining what great talent looks like, Tiama offers a candid look at modern, low-ego leadership in an era of rapid technological change.
In this episode of Signal to Noise, Glenn Murphy sits down with Tiama Hanson-Drury, award-winning Chief Product and Technology Officer at Opus 2, to explore what it really takes to lead product and technology through moments of disruption. Drawing on her experience scaling businesses across legacy industries, Tiama shares how she tunes out AI hype, builds high-trust teams, and focuses relentlessly on competitive advantage. From rejecting traditional leadership advice to redefining what great talent looks like, Tiama offers a candid look at modern, low-ego leadership in an era of rapid technological change.
What You’ll Learn:
- How to cut through AI hype and focus on signals that drive real competitive advantage
- Why low-ego leadership and high-trust systems outperform “smartest person in the room” models
- The three traits Tiama looks for when hiring elite product and technology leaders
- How to assess whether talent from big tech can thrive in smaller, high-impact environments
- Why company stage matters more than brand names when building teams
- What’s overhyped and underappreciated in agentic AI systems today
- A practical framework for approaching your first 100 days in a new executive role
- How deeply understanding your business model sharpens product and strategy decisions
Tiama Hanson-Drury is an award-winning executive with a track record of scaling businesses and increasing enterprise value through product, technology, GTM, and AI innovation. She currently leads global product and technology at Opus 2. Previously, she served as CPO at Minna Technologies, where she led growth initiatives culminating in an acquisition by Mastercard, and held executive roles at Zappi and Dynata. Tiama is known for low-ego leadership, cross-functional execution, and her passion for building high-performing, diverse teams.
Glenn Murphy is Managing Partner and Head of Riviera Europe at Riviera Partners. With a career spanning London and New York, Glenn has deep expertise in executive search for engineering, product, and design leaders. He has completed over 400 executive-level searches and works closely with some of the world’s leading technology companies to help them build exceptional leadership teams.
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Episode Resources:
- Tiama Hanson-Drury on LinkedIn
- Opus 2 Website
- Glenn Murphy on LinkedIn
- Riviera Partners Website
- Riviera Partners on LinkedIn
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